Book Reviews

An American in Istanbul Between Muslim and Christian Worlds

An American in Istanbul Between Muslim and Christian Worlds

Anne-Marie O'Connor reviews the debut novel by Nektaria Anastasiadou, set in Istanbul's venerable Rum community.

15 NOVEMBER 2020 • By Anne-Marie O'Connor
Falastin, Sami Tamimi’s “Palestinian Modern”

Falastin, Sami Tamimi’s “Palestinian Modern”

N.A. Mansour reviews the tantalizing recipes in Sami Tamimi & Tara Wigley's new cookbook of Palestinian cuisine.

15 OCTOBER 2020 • By Sophia Armen
Egypt—Abandoned but not Forgotten

Egypt—Abandoned but not Forgotten

A Land Like You gives a palpable sense of a community that could not have imagined its own...

4 OCTOBER 2020 • By India Hixon Radfar
Poetic Exploration of Illness Conveys Trauma

Poetic Exploration of Illness Conveys Trauma

I am waiting for the Tunisian American writer Leila Chatti to tell me, in her own words, in...

14 SEPTEMBER 2020 • By gethan&myles
Algiers, the Black Panthers & the Revolution

Algiers, the Black Panthers & the Revolution

While Elaine Mokhtefi worked devotedly for the Black Panthers, the men who ran it were, it turned out,...

1 OCTOBER 2018 • By TMR
 
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